PEX 9781 81 lane, 21 port, PCI Express Gen3 ExpressFabric Platform

Avago has extended the reach of PCIe for use as a fabric for data center and cloud computing through its ExpressFabric initiative and platform of hardware and software. ExpressFabric can eliminate expensive bridging devices within the rack, such as adapter cards that translate native PCIe to Ethernet and back to PCIe. Yet ExpressFabric works seamlessly with other standards used within the rack and in rack-to-rack connectivity.   The industry-first ExpressFabric platform enables high performance, low latency, scalable, cost-effective fabric capabilities based on Gen3 PCI Express. The platform provides the ability to share I/O with standard SR-IOV or multifunction devices, and to enable multiple hosts to reside on a single PCIe-based network using standard PCIe enumeration – a capability not previously available on PCIe devices. The hosts communicate through Ethernet-like DMA, and do so using standard hosts, end-points, and application software.

SpecificationValue
LifecycleActive
Dedicated x1 mCPU PortYes
DMA Multi CastYes
DPC /eDPCYes
Ethernet DMA (NIC DMA)Yes
HPC5
Lanes81
Latency150ns
MSI-XYes
Packaging Size35mm X 35mm
Port Count21
Power Typ.21.5
Read TrackingYes
Shared I/OYes
SRISYes
SSC (Spread Spectrum Clocking )20
TWC Ports20
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